Note - The following pages, listed as 1864 +, appear in the bound volume after 2 pages
recording a special meeting held in July 1865, which are followed by 2 pages recording a
special meeting in April 1865, which are followed by 1 page recording the adoption of the
Seal of the Town of Otsego in February 1865..
At an adjourned town meeting held at the court House in the Village of Cooperstown
in and for the town of Otsego on the 4th day of January 1864. Hezekiah Sturges Elected
chairman and Samuel A Bowen secretary of Said meeting. The committee appointed at a former
meeting made a report to the effect that they had obtained sufficient signatures to notes
making them good for any reasonable amount - that none of the capitalists or banking institutions
of this town would advance the money on them - that a number of men had already enlisted expecting
to receive a town bounty of $600, that they had information to the effect that several Veterans
now in the army had been enlisted to the credit of the town of Otsego, many new men were ready to enlist.
The committee had done the best they could to carry out the wishes of the former meeting and they
now ask to be discharged. One of the committee farther stated that some of the Volunteers were ready
to take the bonds of the town.
The following resolution s on Motion by James Hendry was duly Passed and adopted.
Resolved that the proper town officers be instructed to issue town bonds to the amount of
$600 to each man enlisting for the town and willing to take his town bounty in that form. The bonds
to be for two hundred dollars each and to run one two & three years. On motion of S. M. Shaw the
following resolution was duly passed and adopted by said meeting.
Resolved that the Committee be Instructed to favor the veteran volunteers mentioned in their
report in preference to all others in the awarding the town bounties so far as possible.
The meeting then adjourned
John E. Brown Town Clerk
[No Date on this, it follows the above in bound volume]
At a special town meeting held at the court House in the village of Cooperstown in and for the
town of Otsego in pursuance of a call previously made and posted according to law Horace M Hooker was
duly Elected chairman of Said meeting.
On Motion of E Countryman George W Ernst, E M Harris, Hezekiah Sturgess, James Hendryx
J K Leaning were duly elected a war committee for the town of Otsego
The following resolutions were duly passed and adopted by said meeting
Resolved that the town of Otsego pay to each of the veterans who re enlisted for the town of
Otsego and who have been credited to the town under a previous call of the President, a bounty of three
hundred dollars and that the town issue bonds
The following resolution was duly passed and adopted by said meeting
Resolved that the town pay the bounty or bond due to Robert Burk, to his family
and that the same be used for the future benefit of his family and for their Education and support hereafter
and not to pay his old debts The meeting then adjourned
John E. Brown Town Clerk
1864 - page 1
At the annual Town Meeting held in the Town of Otsego on the 9th day of February 1864 the following named
persons were by a majority vote cast duly elected to the following offices To Wit
Horace M. Hooker Supervisor
John E. Brown Town Clerk
Philip Roof Full term to fill vacancy of William Wendell Justice of the Peace
Ezra W. Badger Justice to fill vacancy of Z. Garlock
Fayette E. Taylor Assessor
Walter Van Horne Commissioner of Highways
Orsmus Reynolds ) Overseers Poor
Daniel Coon )
Stephen H. Moore Collector
Stephen L. Williams )
Smith Bailey ) Constables
Oliver Walradt )
German Potter )
Samuel A. Bourne )
Frederick A. Goffe ) Inspectors of Election 1st Dist
Everett D. Preston )
Orville Plumb ) Inspectors of Election 2nd Dist
George Jarvis appointed Inspector 1st District
George D. Lathrop appointed Inspector 2nd District
The annual Town Meeting of the town of Otsego stands adjourned until the second Tuesday of
February next at the Inn of W. C. Keyes in said town.
Hiram Kinney )
Lewis Hinds ) Justices
John Brown Town clerk
List of Path Masters for 1864
Ward Ward
1 Hosea Chappell 35 J. C. Allen
2 Justin C. Williams 36 N. Babcock
3 Lott Mott 37 Phil King
4 James Manzer 38 J. Shaul
5 A. T. Van Horn 39 J. Cushman
6 Harry Williams 40 L. Pickens
7 B. Fitch Jr 41 H. Doan
8 O. Underwood 42 John Cain
9 Thomas Listen 43 Earl Thorp
10 S. L. Bailey 44
11 O. Coats 45 Ch. Hinds
12 C. Tuttle 46 H. Taylor
13 J. A. Cheney 47
14 Thomas Potts 48 Sam Quaif
15 T. Marvin 49 W. Northrup
16 H. M. Seaton 50 R. Russell
17 H. Underwood 51 R. Babbitt
18 J. Kinney 52 E. Gardiner
19 J. D. Tunnicliff 53 Joel House
20 B. Thompson 54 Elisha Gibbs
21 John Ferns 55 J Carpenter
22 James Byard 56 Sherman Bristol
23 E. Northrop 58 Francis Taylor
24 Plyme Shepard 59 N. Andrews
25 Geo. Lindley 60 Thomas Irons
26 S Allen 61 J. H. Pashley
27 H. Coonrod 63 Geo. Marvin
28 N. E. Hinds
30 F. Whitney
31 J. Mc Ewen
32 W. Van Horn
33. N. Davison
34 H. C. Gardiner
At a meeting of the Town Election board held 1864
Present
H. M. Hooker Supervisor
Philip Roof Justice of Peace
Orville Plumb )
Fayette Taylor ) Assors
J. E. Brown Town Clerk
H. M. Hooker was chosen chairman. the meeting was for the purpose of asking for a
special Election to be held at the House of J. E. Brown in Cooperstown 1st District and at
the house of Hugh Seaton 2nd District on Tuesday March 8th 1864
Recorded M 1864 John E. Brown Town Clerk
At a meeting of the board of relief of the town of Otsego held March 4th 1864
Resolved
The sum of three hundred dollars be raised for the relief of indigent families
of volunteers in service of the United States from the town of Otsego.
And that a Town Bond or Bonds be issued for the above amount.
H. M. Hooker Supervisor
H. Kinney Justice of Peace
Philip Roof " " "
E. W. Badger " " "
John E. Brown Town clerk
Recorded March 4th 1864
1864 +
At a Special Town meeting held at the Court House in Cooperstown on the 1st day of August 1864
in & for the town of Otsego pursuant to Call
Present Horace M. Hooker Supervisor
John E. Brown Town Clerk
The following Resolutions were duly passed and adopted by said meeting
Resolved that a bounty of $350 be paid to one year men & 400 dollars 400
to two years men & six hundred dollars 600 to three years men who may enlist to the
Credit of the town of Otsego under the recent Call of the President of the United States
Resolved that J. B. Hooker Thomas McIntosh A. T. Vanhorn Fayette Hinds & G. P.
Keese be a war committee to secure recruits for said town
The meeting then adjourned
J. E. Brown Town Clerk
At a Meeting of Town auditors of the Town of Otsego held at Otsego August 23d 1864
Present H. M. Hooker Supervisor
H. Kinney Justice of Peace
P. Roof " " "
E. W. Badger " " "
John E. Brown Town clerk
Resolved
That the Board wait until the action of a special Town meeting called
to be held on the 29th day of August to determine whether a Bounty should be paid
drafted men & men who furnished substitutes and adjourned until such meeting.
1864 +
At an informal town Meeting held at the Court House in Cooperstown on the
29 day of August 1864 Martin Marvin was elected Chairman
The committee appointed at the previous town meeting reported that the gentleman
to whom the contract was given to procure recruits for the town had secured two men and a
few substitutes - but how many they had not yet been able to ascertain
The following resolutions were adopted and passed by said meeting
Resolved that the town of Otsego pay town Bounty to each and every person
who should enlist or who furnish a Substitute when mustered into the Service of the United
States and credited to said town under the present Call of the President of the United States
in July 1864 for 500,000 men a sum not exceeding $1025 But no person procuring a substitute
or volunteer to receive a greater sum than the volunteer or substitute has received
not exceeding the sum aforesaid.
Resolved that town Bonds be issued to said volunteers or substitutes payable this fall
and that the town Officers receive and collect the monies at a day not later than this fall.
The following named persons were appointed a war committee for the town of Otsego
F U Johnson
J A Lynes
Andrew Shaw
The meeting then adjourned
John E Brown Town Clk
At a Meeting of the Town board of Otsego held at W. C. Keyes Hotel Oct 27 1864
Present - H. M. Hooker Supervisor
H. Kinne Justice of the Peace
P. Roof " " " "
John E. Brown Town Clerk
Resolved
That the sum of Sixty Thousand dollars be levied upon the taxable property of
the town of Otsego for the purpose of paying the notes given for Bounty money to soldiers and
that a tax for that amount be made out and the Book be left with
J. P. Sill at the Bank of Cooperstown that such persons as choose to may pay their tax.
John E. Brown Town Clerk
Recorded October 27th 1864
At a meeting of the Town Board of Town auditors of the town of Otsego held at the Inn of
W. C. Keyes the Place where the last town Meeting was held
Dated Nov 10th 1864
Resolved That the sum of one per cent be allowed H. M. Hooker supervisor for receiving
and Disbursing Bounty Money.
John E. Brown Town Clerk
H. Kinney Justice
P. Roof "
L. Hinds "
At a Special Town Meeting held at the Court House pursuant to Call already made
Dec 28th 1 Present H. M. Hooker Supervisor
John E. Brown Town Clerk
H. Kinne Justice of the Peace
P. Roof " " " "
L. Hinds " " " "
Meeting called to Order
H. Kinne Chairman of Board
The following resolution was offered by E. C. Denio and Being seconded by Geo. Holman
was put to vote & carried & adopted by said Meeting
Resolved That the Town of Otsego pay a bounty to volunteers who shall enlist to fill the
quota of the town under the late call of the President of the United States not to Exceed the sum of
Four hundred dollars for one year men Six hundred dollars for two year men and Eight hundred
dollars for three year men
The following resolution was offered by E. M. Card and being seconded was put to vote and
carried by said meeting
Resolved that any Person furnishing a substitute shall receive from the Town the amount
he pays such substitute not exceeding the sum of Four hundred dollars for one year Six hundred for
two years man and Eight hundred for three year men
The following resolution was offered by H. M. Hooker - seconded and adopted by said meeting.
Resolved That J. S. Sprague Horace Lathrop F. B. Smith J. Leaning J. S.
Bl [illegible - ink blot] Frank Roof be a committee to examine enrolled men and to see
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that such men as they thought proper should be sent to Norwich and the Town pay the necessary expenses
of such men as should be sent upon the certificate of the foregoing committee.
The following resolution was offered by E. M. Card and duly seconded and adopted by said meeting
Resolved that the supervisor be authorized to levy and collect the monies necessary to provide
for the payment of the bounties to carry into effect the fore going resolutions by a tax or by issuing
bonds upon the credit of the town for the payment of said Bounties
The following named persons were Elected by the meeting a War Committee to Procure volunteers to
fill the quota of the town To witt
A. A. Brown B. F. Kipp
J. R. Leaning G. P. Russ
E. M. Card
The Meeting then adjourned
John E. Brown Town Clerk
1865 - page 1
At an Annual Meeting of the Board of Town Auditors held at the Inn of W. C. Keyes
the place where the last annual Town meeting was held.
Present H. M. Hooker Supervisor
John E. Brown Town Clerk
H. Kinne Justice of the P
P. Roof " " " "
L. Hinds " " " "
E. W. Badger " " " "
Resolved that the Supervisor raise the sum of Eight hundred dollars to constitute a fund
for the aid and relief of Soldiers families and to defray Expenses already occurred on their
account as soon as he can conveniently do so
Resolved that H. M. Hooker Supervisor be allowed the Sum of Eight hundred dollars for his commissions
services and liabilities in receiving & paying Soldiers bounty money $92,600
At an annual Town Meeting held at the Inn of Webster C. Keyes in and for the County of Otsego
on the second Tuesday in February 1865
Present Hiram Kinne
Philip Roof ) Justice
Lewis Hinds ) Presiding
Ezra W. Badger )
The following Resolutions were passed by said meeting viz
Resolved that the Supervisor of the town of Otsego pay Zadock Fitch Seventy three dollars
wrongfully assessed and collected by the town of Otsego
Resolved that the Supervisor of the town of Otsego pay Mrs. Robert Weeks one hundred and twenty nine
dollars and ninety two cents wrongfully assessed and collected by said town of Otsego under the name
of Robert Weeks
At the same Town Meeting the following named persons were by a majority of votes duly elected to the
following Offices viz
George M. Ernst Supervisor
Henry L. Hinman Town Clerk